Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-25 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
I tend Export to PDF our the document [Writer] so I have a full sized PDF file. Then I use the PDF viewer [default veiwer for Linux and FoxPDF for Windows] and then use the "Scaling" options on my printer dialogs. Page Handling - tab Page Scaling - "Shrink to Printable Area" option I take

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-25 Thread John R. Sowden
Something else. I clicked on Format -> 'Fit object to paper format', then 'letter' in paper format went from blue to gray. After closing the menu, I reclicked on it and the box was unchecked, and the 'letter' option was again blue. No mention of anything strange in Help. John On 07/25/2

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-25 Thread John R. Sowden
I am having another, yet related, problem. The drawing is larger than 8.5" x 11". When I display it on the screen, there is a grayed portrait double line box, which covers the same area that is printed, on the screen. I thought that was the "page pane". Not so, turning it on/off in the View

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-25 Thread Andrew Brown
Agreed, I did not find it in the other components of LO, only in Draw. And agreed on the printer. You could post this as a feature add/bug report, to be included in the next release. Regards Andrew Brown On 25/07/2013 12:44 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: Why is this option not part of t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Why is this option not part of the rest of the modules? I create large documents in Writer all the time. Not every one will have the wide format printers to use for their Writer docs. On 07/24/2013 04:31 PM, Andrew Brown wrote: Ah! you are correct, I've just found it in LO Draw, under Ubuntu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Andrew Brown
Ah! you are correct, I've just found it in LO Draw, under Ubuntu Raring too. So I am learning more personally from these emails. Regards Andrew Brown On 24/07/2013 10:17 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi, Kracked_P_P---webmaster schrieb: On 07/24/2013 08:47 AM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi John,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Andrew Brown
Folks You can probably see the screenshot attached in your received email, but I see it is not kept, and stripped when posted back to the us...@global..libreoffice.org. This is the Brother large format printer I own and as you can see from within the software for the Brother (not the printer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi, Kracked_P_P---webmaster schrieb: On 07/24/2013 08:47 AM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi John, John R. Sowden schrieb: 4) Can I print multiple parts of the drawing onto 8.5" x 11.0" paper, then tape them together for a preliminary draft? (I know I can do the taping part, its the printing that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread John R. Sowden
Well, I have received a lot of support here. Thank you all. It looks like there is a 'to do' in LO Draw to output to at least one of the two AutoCad formats, as this is what most print shops will support. After all concerns are tested and satisfied, I'll drop a note with the results to get t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 07/24/2013 08:47 AM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi John, John R. Sowden schrieb: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A few questions: 1)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans MORE

2013-07-24 Thread Girvin R. Herr
doug wrote: On 07/24/2013 11:21 AM, doug wrote: On 07/24/2013 06:41 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A f

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
If you want it to be clean. Find out your final output size from printer type that will be used. Scale or ratio page size in LibreOffice Draw to match output size. Manipulate drawing so it looks neat or correct in Draw. I strongly suggest that you do not try to re-size objects as it will chan

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans MORE

2013-07-24 Thread doug
On 07/24/2013 11:21 AM, doug wrote: On 07/24/2013 06:41 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A few questions:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread doug
On 07/24/2013 06:41 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A few questions: 1) What is the standard file forma

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Andrew Brown
Hi Guys I need to correct one error stated here. Tiling of large format pictures/media is the job of the software on the computer, not the printer. The printer will print, to it's maximum paper format, anything that is sent to it correctly in it's printing language. I have a Brother A3 format

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi John, John R. Sowden schrieb: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A few questions: 1) What is the standard file format (description a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread John R. Sowden
On 07/24/2013 04:23 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: On 07/24/2013 06:41 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 07/24/2013 06:41 AM, John R. Sowden wrote: We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A few questions: 1) What is the standard file forma

[libreoffice-users] Draw printing of large plans

2013-07-24 Thread John R. Sowden
We have created a floor plan, using LO Draw with a scale of 1/8" = 1'. Now we want to take it to Kinko's (Fed Ex) and have it printed for about $4.00 per page. Problem is they cannot print it. A few questions: 1) What is the standard file format (description and file type) for professional